We’ve taken note in recent months of the growth and innovative use of Web 2.0 in Kenya and how it has really taken root in light of severe adversity that still continues in the aftermath of the most recent Presidential election there. Apparently, we’re not the only ones
taking note of the growth in tech usage in Kenya, as Google announced a search in Nairobi today for at least five senior executives for its African operations, according to All Africa.

Over at my personal blog I wrote a post: Social Bookmarking for Journalists: 101.

I bring it up here because there is one more aspect of social news sites that I left out in that post - which is more of an introduction to the utility of those sites.

Social news sites represent a possibility - the potential for readers and journalists to work together in a very friendly and easy exchange. Social news sites are a direct application of the wisdom of the crowds towards journalism.